31. The Fear of Clowns
For the 2019 Halloween episode, the docs bring you all things Clowns! They talk about the research behind why clowns are creepy and help define what creepiness is. They include a run down of modern negativity around clowns in crime and the media (including all the 1980's gems) and cover the Clown Panic of 2016!
Mentions:
Office Ladies podcast: earwolf.com/show/office-ladies/
Yellow Tape True Crime Trivia & Die-Alogue podcast: rebekahsebastian.com
Promos:
Ghost Town podcast: stitcher.com/podcast/jason-horton-3/ghost-town
Fool Me Twice Podcast: foolmetwicepod.com/
EPISODE RESOURCES
https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/10/12/13122196/clown-panic-hoax-history
https://www.facebook.com/gagstheclown/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6570372/
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/10/04/threat-forces-huntington-beach-theater-to-close-on-joker-opening-night/
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/us/creepy-clown-hoaxes-arrests.html
https://www.westcoaster.net/home/2016/9/20/universal-studios-hollywood-halloween-horror-nights-2016-terror-tram
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095444/
https://www.businessinsider.com/joker-movie-starring-joaquin-phoenix-details-you-missed-2019-10https://horrornews.net/22333/film-review-clownstrophobia-2009/
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“12 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Professional Clowns.” Mentalfloss.Com, 15 June 2017, mentalfloss.com/article/501322/12-behind-scenes-secrets-professional-clowns. Accessed 08 Oct. 2019.
“BBC NEWS | Health | Hospital Clown Images ‘Too Scary.’” Bbc.Co.Uk, BBC, 2009, news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7189401.stm. Accessed 08 Oct. 2019.
“Creepy Clown Sightings in South Carolina Cause a Frenzy.” The New York Times, 30 Aug. 2016, www.nytimes.com/2016/08/31/us/creepy-clown-sightings-in-south-carolina-cause-a-frenzy.html?_r=1. Accessed 08 Oct. 2019.
“It’s the Worst Time in History to Be a Clown. They Just Want You to Love Them Again.” The Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/its-the-worst-time-in-history-to-be-a-clown-they-just-want-you-to-love-them-again/2018/03/29/ff911a62-2934-11e8-b79d-f3d931db7f68_story.html. Accessed 08 Oct. 2019.
Jennings Brown. “‘Phantom Clowns’ Have Been Terrorizing The U.S. Since 1981.” Vocativ, Vocativ, 8 Sept. 2016, www.vocativ.com/356953/creepy-clown-sightings/. Accessed 08 Oct. 2019.
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Mikkelson, David. “The Psychology Behind Why Clowns Creep Us Out.” Snopes.Com, Snopes, 4 Sept. 2019, www.snopes.com/news/2019/09/04/the-psychology-behind-why-clowns-creep-us-out/. Accessed 08 Oct. 2019.
“Pretend the World Is Funny and Forever: A Psychological Analysis of Comedians, Clowns, and Actors.” CRC Press, 2019, www.crcpress.com/Pretend-the-World-Is-Funny-and-Forever-A-Psychological-Analysis-of-Comedians/Fisher-Fisher/p/book/9780898590739. Accessed 08 Oct. 2019. CRC Press, 2019, www.crcpress.com/Pretend-the-World-Is-Funny-and-Forever-A-Psychological-Analysis-of-Comedians/Fisher-Fisher/p/book/9780898590739. Accessed 08 Oct. 2019.
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